Finally, breaking the silence, as many as 22 candidates filed their nomination papers on Tuesday to contest the ensuing Assembly Polls in Nagaland.

Just one day left for candidates to file their nominations, the 22 candidates from four different parties — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nationalist Democratic People’s Party (NDPP), Naga People’s Front (NPF) and Janata Dal-United JD (U) were the first ones to take part in the poll process.